Đề - ĐA Anh 8 kỳ II

ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ II Năm học 2009-2010
Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH _ LỚP8
Thời gian làm bài : 45 phút
Họ tên : Lớp :


I. A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (0.75 mk)
1/ A. shock B. chart C. stretcher D. teacher ____________
2/ A. corn B. snorkel C. wonder D. import ____________
3/ A. institutes B. laughs C. towers D. roofs ____________
B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. (0.5 mk)
4/ A. participate B. competition C. itinerary D. emergency ___________
5/ A. emergency B. deposit C. injection D. conscious ___________
II. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence. (2.25 mks)
6/ We do all that we can to ________________ the air pollution in our city.
A. maximize B. increase C. less D. minimize
7/ You should ask your parents ________________- some advice.
A. off B. for C. of D. with
8/ We must learn to preserve our ________________.
A. money B. thing C. heritage D. time
9/ Let’s sing the Christmas ______________ now.
A. anthem B. music C. words D. carol
10/ We get up early ___________________ go to school on time.
A. as B. so C. so that D. in order to
11/ They were watching TV ______________ the telephone rang.
A. when B. while C. if D. until
12/ She’s ______________________ singer I’ve ever known.
A. less famous B. more famous C. the famous D. the most famous
13/ What time should we pick you _____________ at the airport?
A. up B. down C. over D. again
14/ Do you mind if I leave my bike here? _____________________.
A. Of course B. Fine thanks C. Go ahead D. No thanks
III/ Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5 mks)
Hoa, Nga and her cousin Nhi were (15) ________________, so Nga suggested that they play a game called 20 questions. She (16) ________________ the rules and then the girls started to play. Nga thought of a place and she gave the others a (17) ________________ by saying that it wasn’t in Viet Nam. Nhi found (18) ________________ the place was in America. Hoa thought it was the Golden Gate Bridge, but that is in San Francisco. Nhi was (19) ________________ when she said it (20) ________________ the Statue of Liberty.
15/ A. careful B. hard C. bored D. boring
16/ A. told B. explained C. spoke D. said
17/ A. clue B. answer C. result D. key
18/ A. in B. on C. out D. of
19/ A. right B. wrong C. sad D. incorrect
20/ A. is B. are C. was D. were

IV/ Choose the underline words or phrases A, B, C or D that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. (1mk)
21/ Would you like playing football with us now? ____________
A B C D
22/ Peter found the match was exciting. ____________
A B C D
23/ The letter posted by Bosch last week. ____________
A B C D
24/ He’s been in France for January. ____________
A B C D

V/ Use the correct form of the word in parentheses to fill in each blank. (1.5 mks)
25/ It is__________ in Britain to eat turkeys at Christmas.(tradition)
26/ That engine is __________ of fuel. (waste)
27/ The journey took __________ seven hours. (approximate)
28/ Good hygiene helps to __________ the risk of infection. (minimum)
29/ All __________ finishing the race will receive a medal. (participate)
30/ The __________ from New York to Heathrow took about 5 hours. (fly)

VI/ Read the passage. Then write True or False for each of the sentences below. (1mk